Valentine Candy Count

Here is an imaginative take on a classic lesson! Young scholars discover what color Valentine Candy is found more often than any other in a standard bag of Valentine Conversation Hearts. They observe, predict, sort, and classify the data...

This Valentine's Day, add a touch of festive flair to your math lesson with a booklet that combines counting, reading, and a sweet treat. Young mathematicians read a poem, count candy hearts, and record the amount of each color found. 

For some Valentine's Day math fun, students solve a puzzle to find how many chocolates are in the candy box. Students add two digit numbers to other two digit numbers, and each answer over 98 represents a candy in the Valentine's candy box.

Students add double digit numbers to other two digit numbers. Each answer over 97 stands for a chocolate candy in the box. Students solve the problems to determine the number of chocolates in the candy box.

This worksheet prompts students to add three digit to three digit numbers. They are challenged to find the number of chocolates in a candy box by counting the answers above 999.

You can find love anywhere, even in a math worksheet! Second graders solve 27 problems in which they add 2 digit numbers to 2 digit numbers with and without carrying. When they are finished, they use their answers to solve a riddle.

In this Valentine candy heart bar graph learning exercise, learners complete a bar graph illustrating how many different colored candy hearts they received for Valentine's Day.

Learners analyze a bag of Valentine candy to create a graph. In this graphing lesson, students make predictions, sort by color, record data and make a graph. Learners discuss results and make generalizations. Students generate their own...

Students create a class graph to show how many different color hearts are found.

Students predict which color candy they think will be found most frequently. They sort and classify a cup-full of Valentine Heart Candy according to color on their sorting/classifying sheets (can be done in small groups). Students record...